Open for Entries

1st prize £2,000; 2nd £500; £3rd £250; plus our Unpublished Poet Prize of £250, which will be awarded to the best poem by an unpublished poet. The four winners, plus 16 additional finalists will be published in Mslexia. Judge: Liz Berry. Entry fee: £10 for three poems. Closing date: 8 December 2025

1st prize £500, plus publication of the winning pamphlet by Bloodaxe Books. A selected poem from the winning pamphlet will be published in Mslexia. Entry fee: £20. Closing date: 8 December 2025